Amnon Yariv

Bio: Amnon Yariv is an academic researcher from California Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laser & Semiconductor laser theory. The author has an hindex of 103, co-authored 1082 publications receiving 55256 citations. Previous affiliations of Amnon Yariv include University of California, Santa Barbara & Watkins-Johnson Company.

Determination of dispersion induced relative intensity noise through spectral linewidth measurements

Abstract: With the recent advent of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, CATV networks are now utilizing 1550 nm technologies to achieve high fidelity transmission over long fiber links. Although the lower fiber attenuation at 1550 nm serves to improve the network's power budget, the non-zero dispersion frequently necessitates the use of external modulation to avoid dispersion induced distortions. Fiber dispersion, when combined with certain laser characteristics, can also lead to excess link noise. In this paper, we discuss the specific source laser characteristics which determine this excess noise as well as how they can be accurately measured.

Parametric oscillator tuning curve from observations of total parametric fluorescence

Abstract: Measurements of total emitted parametric fluorescence power are presented and used to fix one point on the predicted tuning curve of a parametric oscillator. The method is particularly useful for predicting the tuning curve of infrared pumped parametric oscillators. Experimental results, which verify the usefulness of the technique in a 1.06-μ-pumped oscillator, are presented.

Compressive sensing optical coherence tomography using randomly accessible lasers

Abstract: We propose and demonstrate a novel a compressive sensing swept source optical coherence tomography (SSOCT) system that enables high speed images to be taken while maintaining the high resolution offered from a large bandwidth sweep. Conventional SSOCT systems sweep the optical frequency of a laser ω(t) to determine the depth of the reflectors at a given lateral location. A scatterer located at delay τ appears as a sinusoid cos (ω(t)τ ) at the photodetector. The finite optical chirp rate and the speed of analog to digital and digital to analog converters limit the acquisition rate of an axial scan. The proposed acquisition modality enables much faster image acquisition rates by interrogating the beat signal at randomly selected optical frequencies while preserving resolution and depth of field. The system utilizes a randomly accessible laser, a modulated grating Y-branch laser, to sample the interference pattern from a scene at randomly selected optical frequencies over an optical bandwidth of 5 THz , corresponding to a resolution of 30 μm in air. The depth profile is then reconstructed using an l_1 minimization algorithm with a LASSO constraint. Signal-dependent noise sources, shot noise and phase noise, are analyzed and taken into consideration during the recovery. Redundant dictionaries are used to improve the reconstruction of the depth profile. A compression by a factor of 10 for sparse targets up to a depth of 15 mm in noisy environments is shown.

Coherent Combination of Semiconductor Lasers Using Optical Phase-Lock Loops

Abstract: Two high power semiconductor lasers are phase-locked to a low power master laser using optical phase-lock loops. Coherent power combination and individual phase control of the SCLs with an RF phase shifter and voltage controlled oscillator are demonstrated. A stable power combination efficiency of 95% is achieved using the VCO scheme.

Optimized Thin Film Light Sources.

Abstract: : The objective of this program was to develop and demonstrate techniques for efficiently coupling a semiconductor injection laser source to a hybrid optical integrated circuit. The specific design objectives were to produce and deliver two hybrid coupled laser/waveguide sources in which the laser was operated at 300 rk, driven with 20 to 250 nls length pulses at a repetition rate up to 104 P.P.S, emitting light at a wavelength between 0.8 micrometers into a thin film planar waveguide or either Ta205 or Nb205. At least one watt of peak optical power was to be coupled into the lowest order waveguide mode with a coupling efficiency of greater than 10%. All of the stated program objectives were achieved and in some cases surpassed. The approach used was to couple commerically avialable (GaAl) as laser diodes to thin film planar waveguides in a direct end-butt coupling arrangement.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

疟原虫var基因转换速率变化导致抗原变异[英]／Paul H, Robert P, Christodoulou Z, et al//Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Abstract: 抗原变异可使得多种致病微生物易于逃避宿主免疫应答。表达在感染红细胞表面的恶性疟原虫红细胞表面蛋白1（PfPMP1）与感染红细胞、内皮细胞、树突状细胞以及胎盘的单个或多个受体作用，在黏附及免疫逃避中起关键的作用。每个单倍体基因组var基因家族编码约60种成员，通过启动转录不同的var基因变异体为抗原变异提供了分子基础。

A comprehensive review of zno materials and devices

Abstract: The semiconductor ZnO has gained substantial interest in the research community in part because of its large exciton binding energy (60meV) which could lead to lasing action based on exciton recombination even above room temperature. Even though research focusing on ZnO goes back many decades, the renewed interest is fueled by availability of high-quality substrates and reports of p-type conduction and ferromagnetic behavior when doped with transitions metals, both of which remain controversial. It is this renewed interest in ZnO which forms the basis of this review. As mentioned already, ZnO is not new to the semiconductor field, with studies of its lattice parameter dating back to 1935 by Bunn [Proc. Phys. Soc. London 47, 836 (1935)], studies of its vibrational properties with Raman scattering in 1966 by Damen et al. [Phys. Rev. 142, 570 (1966)], detailed optical studies in 1954 by Mollwo [Z. Angew. Phys. 6, 257 (1954)], and its growth by chemical-vapor transport in 1970 by Galli and Coker [Appl. Phys. ...

Digital communications

Abstract: Spread Spectrum It’s not just for breakfast anymore! Don't blame me, the title is the work of this month's guest columnist, Steve Bible, N7HPR (n7hpr@tapr.org). While cruising the net recently, I noticed a sudden bump in the number of times Spread Spectrum (SS) techniques were mentioned in the amateur digital areas. While QEX has discussed SS in the past, we haven't touched on it in this forum. Steve was a frequent cogent contributor, so I asked him to give us some background. Steve enlisted in the Navy in 1977 and became a Data Systems Technician, a repairman of shipboard computer systems. In 1985 he was accepted into the Navy’s Enlisted Commissioning Program and attended the University of Utah where he studied computer science. Upon graduation in 1988 he was commissioned an Ensign and entered Nuclear Power School. His subsequent assignment was onboard the USS Georgia, a trident submarine stationed in Bangor, Washington. Today Steve is a Lieutenant and he is completing a master’s degree in computer science at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. His areas of interest are digital communications, amateur satellites, VHF/UHF contesting, and QRP. His research area closely follows his interest in amateur radio. His thesis topic is Multihop Packet Radio Routing Protocol Using Dynamic Power Control. Steve is also the AMSAT Area Coordinator for the Monterey Bay area. Here's Steve, I'll have some additional comments at the end.

Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications

Abstract: Fundamentals of Plasmonics.- Electromagnetics of Metals.- Surface Plasmon Polaritons at Metal / Insulator Interfaces.- Excitation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons at Planar Interfaces.- Imaging Surface Plasmon Polariton Propagation.- Localized Surface Plasmons.- Electromagnetic Surface Modes at Low Frequencies.- Applications.- Plasmon Waveguides.- Transmission of Radiation Through Apertures and Films.- Enhancement of Emissive Processes and Nonlinearities.- Spectroscopy and Sensing.- Metamaterials and Imaging with Surface Plasmon Polaritons.- Concluding Remarks.